“I’m never going to comment about a personnel issue that affects any of my employees,” Warren said. “We’re going to investigate everything that happened this week and I will make a decision on him in the very near future.”

Public intoxication is a class C misdemeanor and punishable only by a $350 fine.

Jefferies holds a degree from the University of Houston and was hired by MISD in August 2008. He teaches MHS’ physics and sponsors the school’s robotics club.